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Education
Minister: Wijit Srisa-arn
Education Minister Wijit Srisaan was born
on December 22, 1934 in Chachoengsao.
Wijit, 72, has an impressive educational background.
He won a Fulbright scholarship and obtained
his doctorate in educational management from
Minnesota University in the US.
He later taught at Chulalongkorn University’s
Faculty of Education. He also served as secretary
general of the Office of the Civil Service
Commission, permanent secretary for the University
Affairs Ministry (now the Office of Higher
Education Commission), rector of Sukhothaithammathirat
Open University and Suranaree University of
Technology.
While at the helm of the Sukhothaithammathirat,
he introduced a distanceeducation system to
Thailand for the first time.
Wijit was also among the drafters of the National
Education Act of BE 2542, which has been the
master plan for education since it took effect.
In the political arena, Wijit was once a partylist
Democrat MP. However, he quit the Democrat
Party a few years ago.
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